Good Day,
I have the XSL style sheet attached below.  Whenever I do a transformation 
of an XML file the "UTF= 8" enconding is always changed to "UTF = 16". 
Before I can use the transformed file I need to Edit it in Notepad.  The 
rest of the transformed file works as a charm.  I assume it is something 
small but I know to little to solve the problem.

Thank you for your time.

Hennie


<xsl:stylesheet
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0" >

   <xsl:output method="xml" indent="yes"/>

 <!-- the key determines (here) what to group by -->
   <xsl:key name="sample" match="sample" use="concat(sample_date_time, 
cp_name, imis_cp_ext, dischg_sample_cd, sample_comment)" />

 <xsl:template match="/">
       <submission imis_company_code="0001843309" ws_name="ONTARIO POWER 
GENERATION INC. -  LENNOX GS">
           <xsl:apply-templates />
       </submission>

 </xsl:template>
   <xsl:template match="dataroot">
       <!-- the actual 'group by' construct -->
        <xsl:for-each select="sample[generate-id() = 
generate-id(key('sample',concat(sample_date_time, cp_name, imis_cp_ext, 
dischg_sample_cd, sample_comment))[1])]">
           <xsl:copy>
               <!-- date-time must become an attribute -->
               <xsl:apply-templates select="sample_date_time | cp_name | 
imis_cp_ext | dischg_sample_cd | sample_comment"/>

  <!-- find all samples with equal date time -->
               <xsl:apply-templates select="key('sample', 
concat(sample_date_time, cp_name, imis_cp_ext, dischg_sample_cd, 
sample_comment))" />
           </xsl:copy>
       </xsl:for-each>
   </xsl:template>
   <!-- match the sample's that are grouped -->
   <xsl:template match="sample">
       <result>

  <xsl:apply-templates select="*[not(self::sample_date_time or self::cp_name 
or self::imis_cp_ext or self::dischg_sample_cd or self::sample_comment)]" 
/>

       </result>
   </xsl:template>

   <!-- any direct child of 'sample' must be turned into an attribute -->
   <xsl:template match="sample/*">
       <xsl:attribute name="{name()}">
           <xsl:value-of select="."/>
       </xsl:attribute>
   </xsl:template>